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Re:The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore by WalterBright on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:50PM (#36933154)
Consider the share of the GDP sucked up and dissipated by the government. That inevitably results in a general lower standard of living.

The government has grown enormously in my lifetime.

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Re:The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore by lordnacho on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:15PM (#36934245)
Likely true. But there are plenty of large businesses that are effectively the same. Larger than a lot of government departments, holding a monopoly-like position in some good/service, can't be killed. These orgs are just as good as government at overpaying people.

IMO the productivity loss is misidentified as a government issue, it's actually a large org issue.

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